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This reads strangely like a PR damage control post


It’s not, it’s been 20 years, you think people would be used to SpaceX failing their way to success.

But every time we have the same debate.


Is it possible to say "succesful failure" without sounding like a PR person doing a damage control?

I mean, lets imagine that "test early, test often" is a good engineering practice (it probably is, but lets do not discuss it here, just assume it as a premise instead). Lets imagine that SpaceX blowed up its rocket to gather more data. Is it possible to say "it was a succesful failure" without it looking as a rationalization?

It is an important question, because if the answer is "no" then your observation is not informative.


This thread is absolutely filled with them.


Maybe some people got bored of being negative blowhards




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